词汇 | example_english_wretched |
释义 | Examples of wretchedThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Two decades of neoliberal economic policies had done little to alleviate the wretched living conditions of the poor. Transported over distances as great as 600 kilometres, prospective settlers endured the same wretched conditions as did the men of the second portion and other labour conscripts. There is not a single wretched man in this wretched place along with me who does not stand in symbolic relations to the very secret of life. A wretched inspector will first of all be asked to make inquiries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Meanwhile, the wretched public, rich and poor, old and young, pregnant or paralysed, get it in the neck either way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, the tendency is to squeeze the wretched landowner, who may be large, or even small as in my constituency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, when the notice is served, there is an end of the wretched policies in these cases. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The wretched part of it was that at the magistrates' court one could not cross-examine the author of the report because she was not there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have never been accosted by these wretched people more often than in the past fortnight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Suppose there were no regulations in force for the time being, then the wretched applicant will not be able to make any objection at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If they are neglected it will cause the standard of life to remain at its present wretched and depressed level. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With housing repairs, there is another wretched scandal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As a result, many wretched and insanitary basements have been used. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The wretched local authorities do not know from one month to another how many sites they will require. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Do not just read this wretched departmental brief. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must consider how far we are prepared to share our wealth with the hungry and wretched of the earth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I agree that it is a wretched business that we should have to be considering a matter of this kind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps the wretched man wants to prove an alibi. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The same thing applies to these people who are going to run in the wretched little fishermen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The wretched fishermen will have to share £25 million among 6–7,000 people, or those among them who are stopped from going to sea. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am against this wretched thing also, but not in order to revert to the position of anarchistic milk production. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I want to tell him that that wretched condition still obtains, and has continued ever since his visit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All that is really happening with this wretched treaty is that the bureaucrats have drafted it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What happens if the wretched thing is stolen? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The second wretched mistake of 1972 was the belief that "big is beautiful". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We were trying to ease the progress through time of this wretched process that he is concerned to bring about. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Now we are told that the output of silver is very small, only a wretched 200,000,000 ounces a year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The poor wretched wool growers just die in the end. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The whole weight of evidence, argument and popular opinion is ranged against this wretched constitution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I commence by accepting the fact that something must be done about these appalling and wretched publications. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the things missing in the wretched state of our nation at the moment is any positive will, belief or drive for anything. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What does the wretched constable do with the plant or the animal? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here we have a man in wretched health. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There were two other sons, who died of chest trouble, and were obviously victims of this wretched disease. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They do not have our freedom or bank balances to enable them to move away from the wretched people who are causing them distress. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should show that we are a civilised society and that we recognise that these wretched creatures are inadequates who lack intactness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In short, what competition generally has produced for this nation up to now has been nothing but wretched misery for millions of our fellow-countrymen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No one values his wretched life - perhaps made too wretched - more dearly than the abstract honour of the homeland. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English How long is this wretched, sordid dispute going on? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let them pay the strikers, not the poor wretched taxpayers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, if you really want to, you can still stop these wretched old things. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Are they added to the wretched borrowing requirement? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will he ensure that the task force gets a grip on that wretched situation? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The other question is, can something be done for the wretched people who establish these claims of which only one-tenth is to be met? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As ratepayers, making ever-larger contributions each year, they just do not see why they should be asked to live in fear of this wretched stream. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The wretched man is therefore caught whatever happens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why should this wretched woman be told that she has to divorce her husband? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are also large numbers of ships on order for shipowners who probably register and operate them under these wretched flags of convenience. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Meanwhile, these wretched shopkeepers are walking about the city with their hands in their pockets and their trades and businesses destroyed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The results have been high prices and enormous staffs, and the wretched consumers get the worst of the bargain all the time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Ferrets are also used, and nobody ever thinks of the wretched ferret. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The answer is to deal with wretched situation which we found. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He said, in a rather contemptuous way, that these wretched people were not even fit to run the fire and police services. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How many people will be caught in future for some wretched little transaction of slightly over £100? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What will happen if this levy is made, and one of these wretched shareholders has to sell his house? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yesterday we had a hysterical and wretched debate on the timetable motion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I agree with what he said about the wretched way in which one or two newspapers are seeking to introduce this kind of journalism again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the £7 million to £10 million made by efficient private enterprise, and here is only £1 million made by this wretched public enterprise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He will lose about 50p a week for each shelf foot taken up by these wretched notices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The wretched name was thrown out only temporarily for a few weeks because none of us was able to find a better name. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The wretched man says he does, so the deaf aid man goes back another three or four steps and repeats the performance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What a risk that wretched man is taking in order to alleviate the suffering of a patient! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Where does the poor wretched person then come in whose water is polluted? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One can hardly weigh the wretched thing, let alone take note of it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Can one wonder that we reached this wretched imbalance? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should not have wretched lawyers, who are paid immense fees, interpreting the law and therefore making it so much more expensive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, if there is a political will there will be a way out of this wretched trade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would describe that as a wretched little figure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think the time is past when this wretched game of politics should supervene. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How, in the name of commonsense, is the wretched man to get any witnesses together for his defence? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We want to be able to spare them hours of arduous toil, ill-paid labour, and days and perhaps years of wretched living. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In nine cases out of ten, the wretched girl must find a father of some kind and has to look for one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Several things arise out of this wretched business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that we have had a wretched tale of weakness and incompetence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Are we to understand that all these claims have to be met out of the wretched sum of £10,000? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He must do all he can to remove this wretched prejudice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They never explain why in one case you should have that radius, and why, if you go beyond it, you go before the wretched tribunal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They could have represented the interests of those wretched people who have to pay taxes far beyond their means in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no new money in this wretched formula at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Throughout the country there have been complaints of the wretched quality of this coal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Do not drive the people down into a wretched condition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What keeps this wretched private capitalistic system going? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Sustainable regeneration will not come about by developing land and waiting for the effects to trickle down to the wretched inhabitants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I pity and sympathise with them in their wretched position. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What it evokes is not the gratuitousness of death in war, but the horrid death of a wretched kitten. Long hours of sedentary work were linked to the consumption which made the poor tailor the" wretched emblem of death". Barred by landlords from the mainstream urban rental market, they lived in wretched tenements. The reproach against the individualism of art is so pathetically wretched simply because it overlooks the social nature of this individualism. Instead, it turned into a wretched failure, bringing the country to the brink of defeat. Not necessarily worse than other deadly illnesses, but particularly wretched. The wars revealed wretched social conditions - the poor health of recruits was shocking - and roused public opinion to acceptance of social action. Similarly, if wretched and wicked are used as nouns, they are pronounced like the adjectives. The paper called for immediate protests and brought home to the restrictionist lobby the message that the immigrants were refugees from a wretched tyranny. Her own comfort was now unimportant, although he should know that 'there is no person more wretched' than herself. If there is any region in the world that it does not resemble, it is our wretched country. Earlier they were satisfied with the wretched hovels constructed in a few hours similar to the camps they had on the hills. Men's possessions became as burdensome to them as their wants, leading to a wretched situation of conflict. At the very least, simple justice requires that such a man not be protected forever from the bad consequences of his wretched choices. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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